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The Election Integrity Act of 2021, originally known as the Georgia Senate Bill 202, [1] [2] is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia overhauling elections in the state. It replaced signature matching requirements on absentee ballots with voter identification requirements, limits the use of ballot drop boxes, expands in-person early voting, bars officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ...
In late January 2023, Democratic lawmakers Sally Harrell and Shea Roberts introduced twin bills — S.B. 15 and H.B. 75, both described as "long-shot legislation" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution — that would repeal Georgia's 2019 anti-abortion law and add abortion protections to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
The Georgia Senate commemorated National Freedom Day hours before passing a bill to add 30 crimes to the list of offenses that mandate cash bail.
The bill Kemp signed into law — SB 189 — lists death, evidence of voting or regis With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law Skip to main content
SB 459 would mandate civics education aimed at "preserving and defending the blessings of liberty.” It now heads to the Senate for further debate. Georgia civics bill emphasizing patriotism ...
In March 2016, the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives passed a religious freedom bill. [55] On March 28, Georgia's governor, Nathan Deal, vetoed the bill after multiple Hollywood figures, as well as the Walt Disney Company threatened to pull future productions from the state if the bill became law. [56]
FILE - Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savnnah) on the Georgia General Assembly House floor. House Bill 1105, authored by Petrea, passed the state House on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.
A federal judge ruled Georgia's congressional maps were illegally gerrymandered and orders the state of Georgia to redraw the maps. [1] The Georgia General Assembly convened to pass legislation to establish new congressional maps to be used in future elections until 2032 (when the new maps will be adopted to reflect changes in the 2030 United ...